The Golden Bird

Quest One: The Golden Bird

• Quest Name: The Golden Bird
• Triggered By: Finding the Jade Figurine
• Location: Anywhere in the act
• Reward: A permanent +20 hit points potion from Alkor
• Quest Priority: This quest is not mandatory, but the +20 hit points is permanent and very much desired.

This is the one quest in the game you can do anywhere in the Act. At some point when you kill a boss monster, it will drop a Jade Figurine. You must return this Jade Figurine to Meshif. He will give you a golden statue which you take to Alkor and get the +20 life potion for.

There is no telling where the boss monster will drop this item, though it is usually the first or second one you kill in the Act, no matter your location. It might be dropped by the first boss monster you see in the Spider Forest, or from one of the High Council near Mephisto on the third level of the Durance of Hate.

Check out the quest talks by the various NPCs while you are doing this one, there are some very funny dialogues, especially from Asheara when you have the Golden Bird, before you give it to Alkor

Tips: If you are creating a game just to find the Statue, it's not a bad idea to go right to Travincal or Durance Two. In either place you'll find boss monsters very quickly, in the form of High Council members.

If you are in a multi-player game, someone else who doesn't even need the quest might kill a boss before you do and have the Jade Figurine drop. If you see this and you've done the quest already, you should announce that it's dropped and pop a portal for anyone in A3 who needs it.

Only one will drop in each game, so even if it drops for someone else who can't pick it up since they've done the quest already, you won't ever see one (unless you find it on the ground where they got it). And as with most quests, if you join a game created by someone who has already done it, you won't be able to do it yourself.